Re: Kalieda climate
From: | Rik Roots <rikroots@...> |
Date: | Saturday, February 23, 2002, 1:42 |
> Am 03.02.02, Michael Poxon yscrifef:
>
> > Looks like the term you're after is aphelion (opposite to perihelion in
> > fact) though to be pedantic, this means "farthest point from the Sun" -
> > i.e., Earth's Sun. Maybe you could call it apastron, this is the
> > astronomical term - but strictly it refers to one member of a double star
> > system. I'd stick with aphelion if I were you!
>
> Could also greccify the name of your planet's star and tack
> ap- -(i)on onto it.
>
Unfortunately, my Greek is limited to a taverna's menu. The star's
name in Gevey is "wage" - apwageon?
Rik
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